What @ChrisInJAX said...and...my impression is the marketing folks aren't great at internal communication...so who knows what any of it means.
When I got notified to order my truck, I got a text.
The link in the text didn't work.
I called Ford, and after getting bounced around, finally a...
I believe this is the post you are referring to:
https://www.f150lightningforum.com/forum/threads/gloss-black-20-wheels-on-my-lightning-lariat-with-stock-at-tires-tints-amp-power-steps.12302/post-261422
I put in my reservation day 1.
In early Aug I got a survey asking, among other things, if I'd like auto-retract steps.
I said yes.
A few weeks later I got the order invite.
Auto-retract steps are/were not an option.
No build date yet.
Many years ago when I fiddled more with my vehicles, I swapped out the stock rubber swaybar bushings with polyurethane bushings. Made a big difference. One might argue, if you are going to the effort to swap the bushings, why not get a bigger sway bar.